Bald Eagle Pair

Gallery: AvianPosted September 11, 2013299 views14 comments

Another photo from the Hood Canal this spring. The eagle in the middle had caught a fish and the other eagle was in hot pursuit. The first eagle never did give up it's catch though.

Canon MKIV, 600mm, 1/2000, f7.1, ISO 800, Manual shutter setting and spot meter, cropped vertically full frame from horizontal original.

All your comments and suggestions are very much appreciated.

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Ralph Kerr on September 11, 2013 at 9:00 PM

Ken, this is one fantastic picture. Feather patterns on the backs are great, as well as your handling of the whites

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Comment posted by jack jaeger jr on September 11, 2013 at 9:34 PM

Just a fantastic capture Ken. I love it. This would definitely be on my wall !

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on September 11, 2013 at 10:16 PM

The bg really gives a sense of height. Nice to have not one, but two, adult Eagles in one frame! Nice shot! Sharon

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on September 12, 2013 at 1:00 AM

Wow, very cool air show, perfect unison. You got the whites on those notoriously tricky bald heads just right too. Masterful photo!

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Comment posted by Martin Dunn on September 12, 2013 at 4:58 AM

Neat capture ken. Love the synchronised aerobatics.
Black and white of the eagles is handled well.

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on September 12, 2013 at 8:57 AM

Ken: Very nice image. Timing is perfect. I always marvel at how graceful these large birds are. You captured their splendor very well with this image.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 12, 2013 at 6:28 PM

Excellent, Ken. I love the relative positions in this image.

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Comment posted by John Jeevaratnam on September 12, 2013 at 11:02 PM

Beautiful shots of these raptors in flight. Sharp photos given the distance of these birds. Would be interesting to see another composition with a larger BG and a smaller image of the bird. The close up looks nice too.

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Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on September 13, 2013 at 4:08 PM

Very neat image, Ken! You can definitely tell he's in hot pursuit! No nits from me.

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Comment posted by Tom Theodore on September 13, 2013 at 4:18 PM

Great photo Ken...love the details.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on September 15, 2013 at 10:14 AM

What a great catch! Love the flight positions.

Ray

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on September 16, 2013 at 10:23 PM

A wonderful shot Ken, great wing positions and interaction, the bg with the oof forest is top notch too.

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Comment posted by Roger Leekam on September 20, 2013 at 1:36 PM

Great dramatic image, Ken. Along with the poses the positions of the birds' heads is perfect. Excellent BG!

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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on September 21, 2013 at 11:33 AM

Wonderful shot. Well captured.

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